Shoe-shining cabinet



L. H. ARTER.

SHOE SHINING CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED MAH.I8.1916.

1,346,585. Patented July 13, 1920.

' y I I 1 'I prefer to construct the entire cabinet of PATENT. OFFICE.

LEROY H. ARTEBJ, OF WARREN, OHIO.

SHOE-SHINING CABINET.

Application filed March 18, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEROY H. An'risn, a citizen of the United States, residing at lVarren, in the county of Trumbull and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Shoe-Shining Cabinets, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to air improved combined shoe shining cabinet and foot support that is especially adapted for attachi'nent to a wall or other vertical Supporting surface; and the invention has for its objects to provide a cabinet of the afore said nature that is neat in appearance; that is durable;that may be folded against the wall where it is entirely out of the way; which may contain the usual shoe shining etpiipment comprising a brush or buffer, a dauber, polish, etc.; and which may be swung down into operative position to form a strong support for the foot of the user, and adjusted to various elevations to accommodate persons of different heights.

. The foregoing objects, and others which will become apparent as this description proceeds, are attained in the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawing which forms part hereof and wherein Figure 1 is a perspective of the shoe shining cabinet in operative condition; Fig.2 1s a similar view of the cabinet in inoperative condition; Fig. 3 is a central ertical section through the cabinet, the plane .of the section being indicated by the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 1 is a horizontal section on I the line 4-4: of Fig. 3.

' lVhile I'will proceed to describe the construction illustrated herein in detail, I wish to be understood as not limiting myself to the structural details thereof further than is required by the terms of the annexed claims and is rendered necessary by the stateof the prior art.

metal, and as shown herein the same comprises a wall plate 1, the lateral edges of which, are turned forward and then inward to produce opposed channels 2. The bottom of the plate is curved outward at 3 to close the bottoms of the channels 2, and the body portion of the plate is ribbed vertically at i, so. that the faces of the ribbed portions are projected a slightdistance inadvance of Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 13, 1920.

Serial No. 85,016.

the surface of the body portion of the plate, for a purpose which will be presently explained. The plate 1 is provided with apertures 5 for the reception of screws whereby the plate may be secured to a wall or other vertical support.

A box or casing 8 is slidably and hingedly connected to the plate 1 by means ofa rod 9 which extends through the end of the box ad -acent the aforesaid plate and has its ends contained within the channels 2. The ends of the rod 9 may or may not be turned at right angles to its body portion, asshown at 10, it being considered preferable to extend the ends of the rod along the channels for a sufiicient distance to prevent the rod from turning out of transverse alineinent with the plate 1, although the fit of the casing or box 8 between the opposed edges of the channels 2 may be suliiciently. close to prevent an action of this sort. The up per edge of the end 11 of the box is curved inward substantially concentric to the rod 9 so that the box may swing with freedom between its vertical and horizontal positions. Lugs 12 are struck out of the end '11 for cooperation with series of holes 13 in the ribs 4, the lugs being permitted to 12, although the construction just described and illustrated in the drawing is considered thoroughly satisfactory. On the other hand, I find, in my experiments, that it is not absolutely necessary to employ any sort of interlocking parts between the box and wall plate, for if the parts are made to fit accu-.

. rately, the thrust of the pin 9 against the flanges of the channels 2, and the opposed pressure of the lower edge of the end wall 11 againstthe plate 1 when the weight of the foot is applied to the outer end of the box, create sufiicient binding to prevent movement between the box and plate.

A. cover 15' is hinged to the box 8, and the hinge connection is preferably accomplished by turning lugs 16 downward over the sides of the box and perforating them for application to the rod 9. For strength and neatness ofappearance, the edges of the cover 15 are turned downward over the sides of the box, as shown at 17, and the ends of the down-turned portions, opposite the lugs 16, are enlarged at 18 so that, when the box is folded upward against the plate 1, the enlargements 18 will engage the edges of the channels 2, thus preventing any possibility of the edges of the cover dropping behind" the front flanges of the channels and catch ing, as the box is swung downward. The

cover 15 is shown closing only about one j which have the same function as the enlarge nents 18 of the former cover. The cover 20 is intended as a rest for the front portionor sole of a shoe, during the shining operation, and the surface of the cover may therefore be roughened, as indicated at 25,

or otherwise treated to prevent the shoe slipping, it being understood of course that the shoe is worn while performing the shining operation. The forward or free end of the .1 .cover 20 has ears 26 which overhang and so I the box, to retain the cover closed, and the may frictionally engage the forward end of forward end of the rear cover15 is provided with a central notch 27 by which the cover may be grasped to raise the same A pair of spring "clips 30 are attached to the opposite side walls of the box, adjacent its hinged end and near the bottom, ina 7 position to grip a box of polish, represented at 31. The style of the clips and theirre-' siliency make them adjustable to various sized boxes. The rest of the shoe shining equipment, which may comprise adauber-32 and a buffer 38, may be stored within the forward end of the box. When the box is folded into inoperative position, as shown in Fig. 2, the projection 35 of a spring tongue 36,which may be formed integral with and extends forwardly of the upper end of the plate 1, enters a depression 37, in the end wall 38 of the box.

Whenit is desired to use the cabinet, the

upper end of the box 8 may be grasped and drawn forward to free it fromthe tongue'36.

The box may then be elevated by sliding the ends of the rod 9 upward within the channels 2 Yuntil. the desired height is reached to best accommodate the height of the person intending to use the cabinet. By swlnglngthe box to horizontal position, the lugs 12 may be mserted through the corresponding holes 13-of the two ribs 4 to hold the box against sliding downwardwhen the weight of the foot is upon the free end of the box; The dauber and bufler may be removed by opening the cover 20, the cover be- :what I claim is ing thereafter closed for the support of the foot. The cover 15 may be left open during the shining operation so that access to the polish maybe had at any time. hen the shiningoperation is completed and the buffer and dauber are replaced within the box,

' the free end of the box may be lifted enough to-remove the lugs 12 from the holes 13, afterwhich the hinged end of the box will drop to the lowerend of the plate, and the free end thereof may be swung upward and snapped beneath the tongue36.

Having thus described my I invention,

1.'A device of the character set'forth comprising a supporting plate having its lateral edges bent to produce a pair of opposed guides, a member having portions slidable within said guides, a foot support ,hingedly'connected to saidmember and capable "of swinging between a plane substantially parallel to said guides and a plane at substantially right angles thereto, and means which is effective when the support is at substantially right angles to the guides forretaining the support at various elevations with respect to the guides.

2. A deviceof the character set forth comprising a wall plate having its lateral edges bent forward and inward to produce opposed channels, and a foot support hfiigedly and slidably connected to said channels and capable of swinging between planes substantially parallel to and at substantially right angles to said-plate, the foot support and the plate having portions which engage, .when the foot support occupies any desired a position. along'the plate and is at substanztially right angles thereto, for preventing relative movement between the foot support and plate.

' 3UA device of the character set forth comprising a plate for attachment to averlticalsurface and having its lateral edges bent forward and inward to produce op- "posedchannels, a rod having its ends guided within said'channels, a foot support hing- V edly connected to therod, the plate and support having portions which engage to prevent relative vertical movement between said support and plate when the support is at anydesired position along'the plate and israt substantially right angles to the plate.

I4- A device of the character set forth comprising a supporting plate havingjits 1 lateral edges turnedforward and inwardto producei opposed channels, a rod havingits ends guided within the channels, anda foot, supportthrough one end'of whichsaidrod -extendswhereby the footsupport is hingedly connected to the rod, the plate'liaving a, series of holes and. thefoot support a lug that is adapted to enter, any one of said holes whensaid foot support is swung to a P tiQ1 at righ a g t9 rleie thereby to prevent relative movement between the support and plate while in such position.

5. A device of the character set forth comprising a plate having its lateral edges bent forwardly and inwardly to produce opposed channels, a rod having its ends guided within said channels, a box through the side walls of which said rod extends thereby hingedly connecting the box to the rod, and a cover for said box having lugs which depend along opposite sides of the box and are perforated for attachment to the aforesaid rod, the box and plate having portions which engage when the box is at substantially right'angles to the plate to prevent relative movement between the box and plate.

6. A device of the character set forth comprising a plate having its lateral edges bent forwardly and inwardly to produce opposed channels, and having its lower end bent forward to form a stop, and a spring tongue extending forwardly from the upper end of the plate, a rod having its ends guided within the aforesaid channels, a box through which the aforesaid rod extends thereby hingedly connecting the box to the rod, a cover for the box that is provided with depending perforated ears for application to the aforesaid rod, the plate having a vertical series of apertures and the end of the box adjacent to the plate having a projection which is adapted to enter any one of the aforesaid apertures when the box is at substantially right angles to the plate, thereby to prevent relative movement between the box and plate when the box is in such right angled position, the opposite end of the box and the aforesaid spring tongue having portions which interengage when the box is substantially parallel to the aforesaid plate to maintain the parts in such position.

7. A device of the character set forth comprising a plate having its lateral edges bent forwardly and inwardly to produce opposed channels, and having its lower end bent forward to form a stop, a rod having its ends guided within the aforesaid channels, a foot support hingedly connected to the rod, the plate having a vertical series of apertures and the adjacent end of the support having a projection which is adapted to enter any one of the aforesaid apertures when the support is at substantially right angles to the plate,thereby to prevent relative movement between the support and plate when the support is in such right angled position, the opposite end of the sup port and the upper end of the plate having portions which interengage when the support is substantially parallel to the plate, to maintain the parts in such position.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature.

LEROY I-I. ARTER. 

